Winter Pools, detail, Vivien BlackburnThis is a small mixed media piece, 10 x 8 inches of a winter pool on a still blue skied day. Above and below are close ups.
It was done on Somerset paper, in a mix of watercolour, coloured pencil, gouache and ink. I like the variety of marks possible with mixed media - the transparencey and looseness of watercolour, the splattering with it; the hazing of coloured pencil over watercolour washes to create layers of colour that shine through each other, the calligraphic marks of pen - biro in this case - and the covering power of touches of gouache. The paper is quite creamy and I wanted some pure clear white in the reflection, so used the gouache to lighten it where necessary.
Back to work as I've got to produce another 4 in this series .....
I love the very real wintry feel and you've got the glassy surface of the pool off to a T
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful Vivien!! It is so quiet and wintry...never thought I would say this, but you're making me actually look forward to winter with this lovely scene!
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:>) looking forward to winter! mind you - the light can be utterly beautiful and I love the bare branches on the trees - so calligraphic.
ReplyDeleteI wish someone would invent an invisible, see through, bubble of warm air that wrapped around me and travelled with me - keeping out the cold and shielding me from wind and rain so I could work out in all weathers! Wouldn't that be amazing?
The light in this does say winter well and the mix of media works perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI personally could do without winter ever again, but scenes like this show me there is beauty in the season.
I love the feel of this painting, very beautiful work :-)
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